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Are you installing XP in VBox as that message suggests? I though it was Win 7 you were installing.Try and see what happens if you reply yes to the earlier message about basic 3D support.If not then see what happens if you don't check the box for experimental 3D support.

Hello kado,

My system is Win7 Home Premium 32 bits. Sorry for not making myself clear from the beginning.

Yes, I have XP running in both VBox and VMWare.

Why?Because of very important data collected along the years by old programs that don't run on Win7 and of my old and faithful HP flatbed scanner not supported by both Microsoft and HP.Both these goals I have met using XP on VMWare and VBox.

My only (and not so important) problem now concerns the VBox display settings in which I'm not being able to adjust to (1280x800 pixels 32 bits), the one that gives me access to a full window screen without those annoying side and bottom slide bars, as when using VMW.

PSU n/a Hard Drives 750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB on the Lenovo Internet Speed as much as I can get - usually on a dongle, so <1Mb/s Antivirus MSE Browser IE11/Chrome/FF(if I must)

As I mentioned before, my only (and not so important) problem now concerns the VBox display settings in which I'm not being able to adjust to (1280x800 pixels 32 bits), the one that gives me access to a full window screen without those annoying side and bottom slide bars, as when using VMW.

Yes, XP handles 1280x800 pixels 32 bits, the one I'm using with VMWare, which gives me access to a full window screen without those annoying side and bottom slide bars.

1280x800 pixels 32 bits is not available on VBox "List All Modes" settings window.

Pls, check the attached different display settings windows (VMW x VBox). VMW is the left image.

This is what a newbie like me don't understand: How they can be different if I have used the same XP installation CD?

Regards,
Flores

That settings box looks like you don't have a decent driver installed in VBox? (Which version of VBox are you using?)
My install says 'Default Monitor on VirtualBox Graphics Adapter' (I don't have the experimental 3D installed, but do have the standard 3D)

I have to admit that the drivers do act buggy - but it may be that I'm playing hard and fast with the settings - and I frequently end up with a black screen
Try this

Start the VM with the standard settings, then stretch the window until it's the size you want. Now click on the View menu, and select 'Autoresize Guest Display'.

PSU n/a Hard Drives 750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB on the Lenovo Internet Speed as much as I can get - usually on a dongle, so <1Mb/s Antivirus MSE Browser IE11/Chrome/FF(if I must)

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